The one common denominator I hear as I meet with business leaders is that they are swamped. Overwhelmed by email, calls, meetings, and task. They come in earlier and stay later. All the while, the unchecked boxes pile up. As our workforce changes and the pressure of our labor market stiffens, we find ourselves doing more with less of us to spread around.
Article from Hunt Scanlon by Scott Scanlon The struggle over talent? The great Lou Holtz once said, “Talent determines what you can do.” But…. With regard to business, how does what you do determine what talent you need? How do you ensure your hiring managers are hiring talent that fits what you do?Can you align this talent to your mission? Can you effectively manage and motivate these hires to keep them? Do you understand why they behave at work as they do? How can make them more a part of the team? Can you predict their performance? All tough questions
I’d like to thank the The Channel Company for a wonderful 2 days. The leadership and talent at XChange 2018 was impressive. Employee engagement was listed as their top industry challenge and hopefully we left them with a methodology for efficient engagement and most importantly, increased productivity and profit. Here’s a short example from our presentation: Let’s paint a picture we’ve all experienced. Take Ron, a seasoned and producing Director of Sales. Ron has been at his firm for years. His boss, the CEO, understands Ron and luckily, engages him productively. Ron needs opportunity to influence, he needs feedback, and
Are you adaptable? Why? We found this read by Dylan Walsh of Stanford Business fascinating for a few reasons. First, we too believe adaptability is a key component in predicting success in our workplaces. Secondly, we also believe in the premise that adaptability or learning speed is hard to accurately measure. However, our work at Kinsey Management using The Predictive Index is proving that learning speed and the ability to adapt to new experiences and synthesize them into new outcomes is essential to personal and organization success. MEASURING THE ABILITY TO ADAPT We employ The Predictive Index (PI) Cognitive assessment.
